Mooney M20B N74546
13 October 1972 · Brazoria, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 13 October 1972 at about 17:30 local time, a Mooney M20B registered N74546 was involved in an accident during in flight near Brazoria, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brazoria, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jefferson Lake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20B
- Registration
- N74546
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Lake Jackson, Tex → Bay City, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2804
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
R MAGNETO FAILED, L MAGNETO MALFUNCTIONED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1972 | Mooney M20B | Compton, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1972 | Mooney M20B | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1972 | Mooney M20B | Lansing, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Aug 1973 | Mooney M20B | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1971 | Mooney M20B | Rockford, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1973 | Mooney M20B | Elyria, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |